Pre-Med AMSA

1. Pre-Med AMSA September 22nd, 2011 Volunteer/Research Opportunities

2. AMSA BUCKS • AMSA BUCKS is a way for us to keep track of participation in our group to apply them towards board elections at the end of the year. • Keep track of your AMSA BUCKS through our google document • AMSA BUCKS is also a way for KAPLAN to keep track of local membership involvement before letting members use the exclusive 10% stackable discounts • Email secretary Krista deco0082@umn.edu if you have any questions

3. AMSA BUCKS At the end of the school year, members with 45 or more AMSA BUCKS are invited to our VIP dinner/party • You can apply for any officer position after attaining 45 or more AMSA BUCKS • You can apply for Vice President or President after attaining 60 or more AMSA BUCKS Make it RAIN ya’ll

4. AMSA Communication • Email (listserv) or email premed@umn.edu with any questions • Facebook Page updates (photos, reminder statuses) • Search for: U of MN Pre-Med AMSA on Facebook • WEBSITE: www.umnpremed.com Website: will have all information from our meeting and more; from the powerpoint notes, committees, meeting, volunteer, events, and resources, etc.

5. Hunger Banquet • First AMSA Event of the year • Earn 5 AMSA Bucks • All proceeds goes to Feed My Starving Children (Horn of Africa Famine Relief) • Great Hall in Coffman 6pm Monday Sept 26th • Tickets are $5 (enough to pay for 20 meals)

6. Feed My Starving Children MobilePack Event • Saturday October 29th 2011 • U of MN Field House • Need 500 volunteers • Biggest AMSA Event of the year • Goal: Raise $24,000 to feed 100,000 children in Africa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk5UHmnASlY&feature=channel_video_title

7. University of Kufa in Iraq Medical School Talk • Dr. Abdul Kareem will be giving a talk about global health issues in Iraq and in Minneapolis' sister city, Najaf on September 27th from 11:15 - 12:PM in 4 - 180 Weaver-Densford Hall

8. University of Minnesota Medical Center Volunteer APPLY at: http://www.uofmmedicalcenter.org/Giving/BecomeaVolunteer/index.htm Follow 6 easy steps: 1. Print the instructions and complete the application form 2. Pass a criminal background check 3. Provide two personal references 4. Attend a New Volunteer Information and Orientation Session 5. Complete a health assessment with Employee Occupational Health Services 6. Complete a one-on-one interview with a volunteer coordinator

9. Fairview Offers many different volunteer opportunities Office Assistant (East Bank and West Bank)Assist departments with filing, data entry, etc.  Computer skills and experience required. Oncology Clinic (East Bank)Interact with patients and visitors in the cancer clinicPatient Visitor (East Bank)Support families during stressful periods of hospitalization.  Provide companionship for patients and diversion from patients’ treatments and procedures. Pet Visitation (East Bank, West Bank, and Amplatz)Provide pet visits to patients.  Pets must be certified therapy animals. Physical Therapy (East Bank)Assist physical therapists as they work with patients.  Position for pre-PT students Radiology (East Bank)Assist patients and staff in Radiology Department. Retail Pharmacy Messenger (West Bank)Deliver prescriptions throughout the hospital. Sleep Center (West Bank)Welcome patients and assist staff in meeting patients’ needs. Supply Chain (West Bank)Assist staff by delivering equipment and medical supplies to nursing units. Surgery Family Lounge (East Bank, West Bank and Amplatz)Work closely with nursing staff.  Answer phones, direct visitors, and assist patients’ families during their wait. Transitional Services (West Bank)Assist staff with patient activities. Electroconvulsive Therapy (West Bank)Provide support to patients and staff on behavioral unit. Must be 21 years old or older. Emergency Department (East Bank, West Bank and Amplatz)Assist patients, waiting families, and staff.  Must be 21 years old or older. Hand Massage (East Bank and West Bank)Give the gift of hand massage to patients using a simple technique incorporating aromatherapy. IV Infusion (East Bank)Assist staff working with patients, deliveries, stocking, preparing rooms, and light clerical duties. Medicine and Transplant Clinic (East Bank)Assist staff by working with patients, making deliveries, stocking, prepping rooms, and light clerical duties. Music (East Bank, West Bank and Amplatz)Individuals and small groups needed to provide relaxing music on patient units. Newsletter Editor Help design a quarterly newsletter for the Volunteer Services Department.  Collaborate with staff to interview, write, and edit articles. Nursing Unit (West Bank)Work with patients and staff on busy patient care unit. Occupational Therapy (East Bank)Observe therapies and assist at treatment sessions.  Position for pre-OT students. .

10. HCMC ED P.E.E.R. Program • Emergency Department Patient Enrichment and Experience Representative • Duties and Responsibilities: • Assisting in Team Centers • Placing patients into rooms • Rounding on patients • Answering call lights • Qualifications: • High school diploma or G.E.D. • 18 years of age at time of application • No felony convictions.  Must successfully pass a background investigation. • A health screening must be completed and sent in with your application. • Schedule your own hours online • Commitment of 60+ hours for 16hrs a month • More info and application can be found online: http://www.hcmc.org/edpeer/ • Email palmx122@umn.edu with questions

11. Research AssociateProgram Overview Pre-Med AMSA September 22nd, 2011

12. Research Associate Program Volunteers Clinical Research Emergency Department of a Level I Trauma Center Can get college credit for participating

13. RA Program Overview • Program Website: www.hcmced.org • Study info • Schedule info • Parking info • FAQ for studies, equipment, etc… • Contact info

14. RA Program Overview • Media Room • Screen patients on EPIC • Enroll patients in studies • Verify participation in study okay with provider • Consent patient • Data collection during study time • Follow-up questions with patient and provider • Data Entry

15. STAB Room • STAB stands for Stabilization • Where the critical care cases come • At least one research study here at all times

16. Randomized v. Non-Randomized Studies • Non-randomized studies are fairly easy to do • Basic Consent • Minimal Data Collection • Randomized Studies require a little more involved consent

17. Blitz vs. Non-Blitz Shifts • Blitz Shifts are randomized 8 hour shifts that are either between 7a-3p, 3p-11p, or 11p-7a • Take place every day in the summer (usually) • During this time (almost) every patient that comes into the ED is approached to be in the study

18. Department Activities Journal Club First Tuesday of the month (7pm) Stab Conference Thursday mornings (7:30 am) Lunch Lectures Occasionally

19. Program Benefits • Patient contact - Approaching patients to consent into studies • Working with a diverse population • Participating in clinical research • Observing procedures and patient care • Using monitors

20. RA Research Publications

21. RA Research Publications

22. Personnel • Program Sponsor: Jim Miner, MD • Program Coordinator: Roma Patel, Rebecca Nelson • Applications and contact information on website at www.hcmced.org • Applications due in November

23. Questions?

24. Sean Ewen, Program Director Jenny Hannaford, Instructor

25. What is Allied Medical Training? • Provides medical education to the community and is committed to ensuring competent patient care delivered by compassionate providers. Medical knowledge can save lives when learned properly in an environment of extensive hands-on training as well as online resources to enhance learning.

26. What is Allied Medical Training? • Our goal in offering medical education is: • To enable people to learn important medical information and techniques so they and their families can live safer lives • to enable students to engage in the health care field by providing entry-level training and beyond • Offers training such as the EMT course, CPR, First Responder course

27. What does an EMT do? • EMT’s learn how to: • Administer drugs such as epinepherine, albuterol (via nebulizer), nitroglycerine, oxygen • Use nasal and oral airways, breathe for a patient using a bag-valve-mask

28. Properly manage suspected spinal injuries

29. Manage cardiac arrest

30. Conduct thorough medical and trauma assessments and take patient histories • Care for patients with respiratory difficulty, shock, among many other emergencies • EMT’s even learn how to deliver babies and deal with common complications

31. Why become an EMT? • Use your clinical skills to conduct actual patient assessment and emergency care • Gain real experience in a medical field • Learn and apply terminology in the emergency medical field • Obtain a certification that will open the doors to jobs in a variety of medical fields (ambulance, clinic, nursing home, hospital, home aide)

32. Why become an EMT? • An EMT certification is an excellent stepping stone to medical school or other health professions • If you choose to volunteer with this certification, you combine volunteer service with actual clinical experience • The state reimburses your initial class tuition up to $675 if you volunteer as an EMT for one year

33. EMT Class • Why take a class with Allied Medical Training? • All lecture material and most exams delivered online for the convenience of the students • Anonymous course surveys: 100% of students would recommend the course to friends and family • The in-class session held at convenient time on Saturdays or weekday evenings – perfect if you work/go to school during the week • Very high percentage of students pass their NREMT certifying exam on their first try vs. only 68% national average

34. EMT Class • Our advantage: • You will have excellent instructors • Including those with extensive experience in EMS and medicine such as MDs, medical students, paramedics, etc. • Fully licensed training program • State of Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (EMSRB) • National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)

35. EMT Class • Tuition = $1100 - includes loaned textbook, stethoscope and blood pressure cuff • This is competitive with other training programs, most are over $1200 and don’t include books • Download an application from our website: alliedmedtraining.com • Or pick one up today

36. EMT Classes • Online lectures and exams, plus in-class sessions on: • Saturdays, 9am-5pm, October 8 – December 17OR • Monday & Wednesday, 6pm-10pm, October 3 – December 13 • Spring Class: February through early May • Already an EMT? – we offer refresher courses

37. First Responder Course • Some of the EMT material, but significantly less time commitment (~50 hours) and cost (~$500) • Upcoming Course: accelerated First Responder course first 3 weeks of January (evenings, Monday – Friday).

38. Class Location • 1300 Godward St. NE, Minneapolis • Few minutes north of campus, free parking

39. BLS Certification • Join the 200+ students we have trained • American Heart Association certification in Basic Life Support • This includes CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) • Standard certification for working or volunteering in the healthcare environment • A pre-requisite for EMT classes and some health professional schools • Important to have working abroad • It’s also just a great life skill to have

40. BLS Certification • Cost: $60 + $20 for online AHA training • Visit alliedmedtraining.com to view session dates this fall and to register

41. Contact Information • Sean Ewen • sean@alliedmedtraining.com • 651-230-5849(Cell) • Website: • www.alliedmedtraining.com

42. Questions?

43. Inspiring Innovation“Smooth sails do not make for a skillful sailor” - Anonymous by: Suresh Pavuluri

44. Inspiring Innovation Why should I do research? What are the benefits of research? Am I going to be competitive for medical school without research?

45. Different Forms of Research • Qualitative Research • Clinical Research • Basic Science Research

46. But, how do I get involved? • Directed Research • UROP • BSRC

47. Send an appropriate email What not to do: “I want research. Hook me up.” What to do: Attach a resume, mention your GPA, relevant experiences, mention SPECIFIC papers written by the professor

48. What are the Benefits for Professors? • Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

49. Directed Research Typically 3-4 credits, you fill out a contract, and you do research for 9-12 hours a week Make sure to have CHUNKS OF TIME available. For example, take a morning class, leave a couple hours available, and then take another class.

50. UROP • Deadline for Spring is on October 3rd. • Usually, you do a UROP if you stay in the lab for a certain period of time • Make use of UROPs – typically easy to obtain. Just write a proposal